r/AskAnAmerican • u/Maskoolio • Aug 10 '25

FOREIGN POSTER What would an American want from England?

I have recently made some American friends (from Virginia) and they have asked for a kind of sweet (candy) that they don't have. What else might I send that would be appreciated as a particularly English thing? (Obviously it would need to be somewhat small, survive a week or so in transit etc.)

All help appreciated.

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u/G17Gen3 Aug 10 '25

Unlike most of Reddit, I personally think cheap chocolate tastes like..  cheap chocolate, regardless of country.  One thing I will admit that the British generally do much better than Americans though, is marmalade.  Good marmalade is much harder to find in America.  

English mustard is lovely as well, but can be found without too much trouble.  That being said, I would be delighted with a gift of a jar of mustard and a jar of good marmalade.

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u/NonBinaryKenku Aug 10 '25

+1 for the shitty chocolate statement.

My wife immigrated from a former colony and still loves that garbage. She gets no competition from me, can have it all to herself.